B-191819: Mar 23, 1979

DIGEST: AID EMPLOYEE WAS DENIED SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (SMA) FOR WIFE DURING PART OF TOUR OF DUTY IN VIETNAM BECAUSE OF "BREACH IN DOMESTIC RELATIONS.". HE WAS ENTITLED TO SMA UNTIL THERE WAS DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE OF A BREACH OF DOMESTIC RELATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 262.31C OF THE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS (GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS. PAYMENT OF SMA WAS PROPER ONLY UNTIL THE DATE HIS WIF...

B-191819: Mar 23, 1979

An employee of the Agency for International Development (AID) requested reconsideration of the denial of his claim for a separate maintenance allowance (SMA) for his wife during part of a tour of duty in Vietnam. The denial was based on regulations stating that entitlement to SMA ceases once there is a breach in domestic relations. The employee's first wife filed for a divorce action on January 8,...